From: jayknowsunix@gmail.com
To: Silvio Brandani <silvio.brandani@tech.sdb.it>
Cc: pgsql-admin@postgresql.org <pgsql-admin@postgresql.org>
Subject: Re: order by query wrong result
Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2014 09:07:33 -0500
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That doesn't look like an error to me. The upper() function is only converting your name field to upper case and then the "order by" is simply alphabetical based on that, which is what your return values are. What are you expecting to get back? Your query probably needs adjusting.
--Jay
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> On Nov 19, 2014, at 8:56 AM, Silvio Brandani <silvio.brandani@tech.sdb.it> wrote:
>
>
> Hi all,
>
> we have a query with wrong result in order by :
>
> select *
> from prova
> where name ilike 'savino del bene s%'
> and record_status = 'A'
> order by upper(name);
>
>
> and we get:
>
>
> Savino Del Bene Santo Domingo
> Savino Del Bene Singapore
> Savino Del Bene Singapore - Airport Office
> Savino Del Bene South Africa - Cape Town
> Savino Del Bene South Africa - Durban
> Savino Del Bene South Africa - Johannesburg
> Savino Del Bene South Africa - Port Elizabeth
> Savino Del Bene S.p.A. Campogalliano (MO)
> Savino Del Bene S.p.A. Capodichino
> Savino Del Bene S.p.A. Firenze
> Savino Del Bene S.p.A. Genova
> Savino Del Bene S.p.A. Headquarters
> Savino Del Bene Spain S.L. - Alicante
> Savino Del Bene Spain S.L. - Barcelona
> Savino Del Bene Spain S.L. - Bilbao
> Savino Del Bene Spain S.L. - Madrid
> Savino Del Bene Spain S.L. - Palma de Mallorca
> Savino Del Bene Spain S.L. - Valencia
> Savino Del Bene Spain S.L. - Valencia Headquarter
> Savino Del Bene Spain S.L. - Vigo
> Savino Del Bene S.p.A. Livorno
> Savino Del Bene S.p.A. Livorno ufficio Genova c/o Spedimar S.r.L.
> Savino Del Bene S.p.A. Livorno ufficio La Spezia
> Savino Del Bene S.p.A. Milano
> Savino Del Bene S.p.A. Montecosaro Scalo
> Savino Del Bene S.p.A. Montemurlo (PO)
> Savino Del Bene S.p.A. Napoli
> Savino Del Bene S.p.A. Osmannoro(FI)
> Savino Del Bene S.p.A. Oste (PO)
> Savino Del Bene S.p.A. Padova
> Savino Del Bene S.p.A. Pietrasanta
> Savino Del Bene S.p.A. Pisa
> Savino Del Bene S.p.A. San Miniato
> Savino Del Bene S.p.A. Torino
> Savino Del Bene S.p.A. Treviso
> Savino Del Bene S.p.A. Udine
> Savino Del Bene S.p.A. Verona
> Savino Del Bene S.p.A. Vicenza
> Savino Del Bene Switzerland AG - Basel
> Savino Del Bene Switzerland - Rancate
>
>
> Each help higly appreciated,
>
> Silvio Brandani
>
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